Tagged - Medicaid expansion
A lot happened under the radar last week in the debate about Texas developing an alternative to Medicaid expansion. Let’s take a look: - The Texas Association of Business released its new legislative priorities, including: “Medicaid expansion. Support a private insurance model that includes copays and a sliding scale in order to reduce the number of [...]
Let’s clear up a few misstatements about what happens to hospital emergency room visits after states expand Medicaid. Studies from Oregon, California, and Arkansas show that their ER visits and expenditures declined after those states expanded Medicaid, although in some cases there was a brief, initial increase. The Oregon report has been cited as evidence that ER visits increase. But here’s [...]
Thank you to everyone who came out to our successful Cover Texas Now gathering last month. Whether you were able to attend or not, check out all the key resources and materials from the gathering: Bit.ly/CoverTexasNow
We work with a larger cohort of organizations under the coalition Cover Texas Now (CTN), which brings consumer and Faith-based organizations together to ensure Texas implements a sustainable health care system and provides quality affordable health coverage to its citizens. CTN recently finalized its legislative agenda for the 84th Texas Legislature, and it includes many [...]
During the September 30, 2014 Texas gubernatorial debate, Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott had a 7-minute exchange about Medicaid expansion. Below is a transcription of the exchange between the two candidates. Click here to jump to the point of the video of this exchange, which starts at the 29:34 mark. Jeffers: Attorney [...]
Last week the Commonwealth Fund released a report showing a dramatic increase in the percentage of Latinos who have health insurance nationwide. That’s the good news. When Americans started buying insurance through the federal Marketplace last fall, 36 percent of Latinos were uninsured. Now, less than a year later, 23 percent are uninsured. That means [...]
Join us October 14 from 8-12:30 p.m. in Austin for a statewide gathering of Texans working on outreach, enrollment, application assistance, closing the coverage gap, and Medicaid-CHIP enrollment support. There is no charge for the meeting, which is hosted by the Cover Texas Now coalition, but registration is required. Scholarships for travel costs are available. Register here. Participants are also invited to attend, at [...]
It’s getting harder and harder for Governors to say no to the great deal being offered to them through the Medicaid expansion option. Just last week Pennsylvania reached agreement with the federal government on a Medicaid expansion waiver and news stories show possible movement in Wyoming, Utah and Tennessee. This new momentum forward shows that [...]
Leaders of six of the state’s largest counties — ranging from Harris County’s Republican Judge Emmett to Dallas County’s Democratic Judge Jenkins — have joined together to call on state leaders to find a “uniquely Texas solution” to covering uninsured low-wage workers. Their letter came out as legislators met to discuss alternatives to Medicaid expansion [...]
We know that thanks to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, America’s children are – overall – benefiting from historically high rates of health coverage (over 90% of U.S. children are now covered) even through some states still lag behind. However, low-income parents of dependent children around the country are not so fortunate if [...]
